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Motor Macultivator the Motor Macultivator is a two-wheeled Garden tractor that was produced in the early 1920s Macultivator This article was published in 1922 in The Florists’ Review A light power cultivator which stresses its specialized design and construction is the Motor Macultivator, manufactured at Toledo, O., by the Motor Macultivator Co. This machine . turns in a radius of thirty five inches, is light and powerful, and because of patented features gives an unusually wide range of tool placement at the option of the operator. The tool adjustment on the Motor Macultivator enables the operator to regulate width, depth and cutting angle of the tools in use. A special device on this machine enables the operator to raise the tools from the ground without lifting the machine. It cultivates from one-quarter inch to four inches in depth, one or two rows at a time, and, it is said, gets up within a half inch of plants. It will straddle the rows or work between them, as the operator may desire. Vegetable growers have found this machine generally useful. In the Motor Macultivator the crank case and main frame are cast in one piece. There are few parts and these easily accessible. Its low center of gravity permits it to work on uneven surfaces or sharp inclines without danger of overturning. Left-hand clutch and right-hand throttle are controlled from the hand grips. The lubrication system consists of five grease cups; no oil can is needed. The motor is a one- cylinder, four-cycle motor. The drive wheel diameter is nineteen and one-half inches, width over all seventeen and one-half inches, height thirty-two inches, length fifty-four inches, clearance nine inches, weight 210 pounds. The Motor Macultivator is readily converted into a power lawn mower by the use of an inexpensive attachment that is adaptable to practically any lawn mower or cutting unit now in the market. Source, June 22, 1922 The Florists’ Review 23

C-160 on the rack getting ready for mower season.

Moving logs today

Look on the bright side... @peter lena would approve!!!

To good of a deal to let go by. 96 416H, snow blower, rear discharge deck, wheel weights and chains. 496 hours.So the cleanup begins.

This is a topic for the build/fix up of my 1986 ford f150. There may be a while in between the post because I work on it in my spare time when I’m not too busy. It has a 300 inline 6 with a four speed manual transmission. Regular cab long bed 4x4.

Couldn’t have just Rylee’s RJ hanging in the wall. I stuck Jada’s up on another post. No harm, no fowl. Whenever, if ever, they would like to work on them, we can grab them down.

Hello all, while I work (slowly) on a frame repair/reinforcement on my 312-8, I got impatient and bought another one. The firewood is piling up everywhere and I have nothing to pull it with. This one came from an estate sale of a guy who was a serious collector of vintage tractors and is all OEM unlike my Frankensteined first one. 1000 hours but runs like new and for $350 I think I did ok. I changed the engine oil, cleaned and oiled the air filter and replaced the half & half that was in the transmission with gear oil. I will be replacing the axel seals. Curious what else you all recommend for service on a new to me tractor. Also, what is the function of these washers on the axel?

New horse in the stable.

It’s starting to feel like the end is in sight!

It will become one of my casual workers. I have a zero turn for grass cutting duties.

It wasn’t a laughing manner when my bibs pocket was open and already occupied by my newfangled smart phone, which surely got an oil change yesterday! After this break in period, it shouldn’t need another oil change again!

Looks like you may want to look at the shifter boot. That may be the cause of some of the water in the rear.

@953 nut I fired up Hot Wheels for the first time in a long time today! I forget how good that HD muffler sounds!

Crazy weather here, snowing one minute, then rain, then Sunny and repeat. Jacket on.....Jacket off.....Jacket on.....Jacket off. One minute looking for long underwear then looking for the speed-o. Most folks here are pumping water out of their basements. Lot of rain.

Don - i may have originally borrowed "stole" the rear discharge flange idea from you a few years ago ? Put them on a couple 42" r.d decks -- yup, used Vinyl cove base - works perfect !!

gota do this...hope all are OK. Could be the wight of the snow in Maine??

I've put these on two RD decks--a 42” and a 36" geared. 4” vinyl cove base. They help A LOT at keeping stuff from blowing or throwing around.

Pretty strong here for about 30+ seconds. Stuff rattled and a couple things fell off shelves. Initially it sounded like one of the heavy Army helicopters that regularly overfly us headed to/from West Point. As it got VERY loud and the house was shaking, I started thinking a helo was about to crash so I ran out to the front lawn. As both noise and shaking just quickly faded away I realized it had been an earthquake.

I'm not laughing at you, I'm laughing with you.

They are plastic or nylon thrust washers. Some tractors have them some don't. For protecting the seal from the hub? Not sure. I run them.

back to the hobby! Nice runner!

You did just fine. When you pull the hubs to replace the seals DO NOT use a 3 jaw puller. There's quite a few threads detailing much better ideas. An old hub with threaded rod works well when combined with the right center puller. The axle washers are just a PO's idea of a space filler. They're not needed and in fact may be there because the ub was moving. Use NEW set screws. Properly torqued. For a list of Things to look at click here: And most importantly; Keep asking questions!! 🤔

Hung Rylee’s RJ58 project on some wall mounted AC cultivator tines. Whenever she is ready to work on it, it can come right down. *. note to future self. When you toss the transmission up on that shelf to the lower right of the picture, it’s full of oil and surely gravity wins right down the front of your bibs!

We had 4" of heavy wet slushy snow from this latest fiasco. I didn't even attempt the blower as I knew it would constantly clog. Pulled out Ol' Rusty with the plow and she did fantastic as long I kept the blade less than 1/2 loaded. Wondering how Eric made out. I hear York County got slammed.

Got our annual spring Play Day coming up next weekend at the Historical Society. For those who don’t know what a Play Day is it’s a day that we set aside 3 years ago for all of us members to get together and play with our toys. We have our annual show in September but we are all too busy putting on the show to really enjoy our toys. It’s also a time when we can get together and get any bugs worked out of any of our tractors or engines before show season kicks off. This year I’m gonna take our 1957 Cub LoBoy and see if me and a couple of the guys can get it running, so tonight after work I put the two new tires on the front that Rodger ordered for this tractor about 10 years before he passed and had been sitting on the shelf ever since. We also stopped at the pond on our way out to the farm and caught our first fish of the season, I caught one good sized bass and a few small ones, and Courtney caught one small one, she’s got the pic of the big one on her phone but here’s some of the small ones we caught

@87 416-8 horse nice project! I’m a bow tie guy myself, but all old iron needs lovin!

Where’s @SylvanLakeWH when ya need to eye poke him!?!?

Given how many terrific ideas I’ve gotten from other members, it’s a pleasure to be able to contribute! Glad it’s working for you!

Lane I have fixed those switches by removing the base from the housing and cleaning the contacts inside. just be careful small parts inside. Have to gently bend the circled tabs back. I believe one set of those contacts is for the seat start circuit ??? I have bought less expensive single pole switches for to stop the machine from starting with the pto on but not using the seat sw.

One of my bucket list items, is to feel an earthquake. I’ve been in one, but riding in my Chevy loaded down with drywall. Might as well have been in a Caddy floating down the road!

We didn't feel it here but my parents did in North Central Massachusetts. @Qball If it stretched this far we wouldn't have known because we were outside moving snow. Both of us running machines.

So far I’ve cleaned out the gas tanks, replaced rear tank sending unit, buffed it, cleaned up the wiring, installed HEI distributor, EFI split exhaust manifolds, and 2 barrel carb conversion. Im probably missing some things. My plans are to make a nice reliable truck to daily drive and enjoy. I still have a ways to go! Edit, if anyone has any suggestions or ideas let me know!

Nothing here, but I was operating a noisy vibrating jig saw at the time. Plus, Mrs.K says I am deaf.

Nice save. That machine has loads of potential!

We have around 17" this morning. Still snowing. We'll have 18" by the end of today.

The 8 on the end of the model number is not used but subtract 5 from the 8 = 3 = 1973. The no-name model year.

If the lift rod is adjusted too short will cause it not to latch up.

First tractor I nagged my Dad to buy was 1963 Montgomery Wards 7 hp tractor ( mower, plow, cart, sweeper ) - - and that's simply because we regularly shopped at Wards and always walked by them on display

Wish I was closer Eric.

And you did a marvelous job on the lawn, too! 😉 😁

That's what she said.